Income Taxes.

The provision (benefit) for income taxes consists of the following (in thousands):



	Year Ended December 31,
	2013			2012			2011
Current:
Federal	$	28,142		$	17,083		$	7,723
State	5,266			2,742			1,223
Foreign	1,223			2,645			1,465
	34,631			22,470			10,411
Deferred:
Federal & State	4,245			6,235			4,354
Foreign	(84		)	(564		)	68
	4,161			5,671			4,422
	$	38,792		$	28,141		$	14,833

Income from continuing operations before income taxes consists of the following (in thousands):



	Year Ended December 31,
	2013		2012		2011
United States	$	88,637	$	61,828	$	31,639
Foreign	4,510		2,772		4,058
	$	93,147	$	64,600	$	35,697

The components of deferred tax assets (liabilities) are as follows (in thousands):



	December 31, 2013			December 31, 2012
Deferred income tax assets (liabilities):
Current:
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$	1,578		$	1,150
Employee related accruals	6,663			3,419
State taxes	611			1,064
Workers’ compensation and medical malpractice loss reserves	4,767			4,683
Other	3,595			(169		)
	17,214			10,147
Non-current:
Intangibles	(49,122		)	(23,662		)
Depreciation expense	(6,147		)	(4,449		)
Stock-based compensation	3,761			2,852
Net operating loss carryforwards	1,612			1,191
Other	1,822			1,975
	(48,074		)	(22,093		)
Valuation allowance	(1,511		)	(916		)
Total net deferred income tax liability	$	(32,371	)	$	(12,862	)

The reconciliation between the amount computed by applying the U.S. federal statutory tax rate of 35.0 percent to income before income taxes and the income tax provision is as follows (in thousands):



	Year Ended December 31,
	2013		2012		2011
Income tax provision at the statutory rate	$	32,602	$	22,610	$	12,494
State income taxes, net of federal benefit	4,039		2,555		1,283
Disallowed meals and entertainment expenses	1,592		1,681		1,020
Other	559		1,295		36
	$	38,792	$	28,141	$	14,833

As of December 31, 2013, the Company had no federal net operating losses, state net operating losses of approximately $6.9 million and foreign net operating losses of approximately $6.0 million. The state net operating losses can be carried forward up to 20 years and begin expiring in 2014. The foreign net operating losses in the United Kingdom can be carried forward indefinitely and the net operating losses in Spain can be carried forward up to 18 years beginning from the first period of profits. The Company has recorded a valuation allowance of approximately $1.5 million and $0.9 million at December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively, related to net operating loss carryforwards.

Basis differences in investments in foreign subsidiaries primarily related to undistributed earnings amounted to approximately $17.8 million at December 31, 2013. Those earnings are considered to be indefinitely reinvested; accordingly, no provision for U.S. federal and state income taxes has been provided thereon. Upon repatriation of those earnings, in the form of dividends or otherwise, the Company would be subject to both U.S. income taxes (subject to an adjustment for foreign tax credits) and withholding taxes payable to the various foreign countries. Determination of the amount of unrecognized deferred U.S. income tax liability is not practicable due to the complexities associated with its hypothetical calculation; however, unrecognized foreign tax credit carryforwards would be available to reduce some portion of the US liability.

The Company had gross deferred tax assets of $27.9 million and $17.7 million, and gross deferred tax liabilities of $58.8 million and $30.5 million, at December 31, 2013 and 2012, respectively. Management has determined the gross deferred tax assets are realizable.

At December 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, there were $1.3 million, $0.3 million and $0.2 million of unrecognized tax benefits that if recognized would affect the annual effective tax rate. The gross unrecognized tax benefit is carried in other long-term liabilities. The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in income tax expense. The amount of interest and penalties recognized in the financial statements is not significant.

The following is a reconciliation of the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits (in thousands):



	Year Ended December 31,
	2013			2012			2011
Unrecognized Tax Benefit beginning of year	$	376		$	251		$	358
Gross increases - tax positions in prior year	1,240			159			—
Gross decreases - tax positions in prior year	(177		)	(34		)	—
Lapse of the statute of limitations	—			—			(107		)
Unrecognized Tax Benefit end of year	$	1,439		$	376		$	251

The Company believes that there will be no significant increases or decreases to unrecognized tax benefits within the next 12 months. The Company is subject to taxation in the United States and various states and foreign jurisdictions. For U.S. federal income tax, the Company remains subject to examination for 2010 and subsequent years. For major U.S. states, with few exceptions, the Company remains subject to examination for 2009 and subsequent years. Generally, for the foreign countries, the Company remains subject to examination for 2008 and subsequent years.